The Des Moines Register – Heidi Pierson
“Eighth- and ninth-grade students at Johnston Middle School are learning important money-management skills before they even enter the working world.”(more)
The Des Moines Register – Christopher Doering
“The annual tasting show in Virginia, a popular event for Prince William County officials to showcase new foods and collect input from students, parents and school staff, has taken on added significance following controversial U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition standards approved last year.”(more)
The Daily Iowan – Rebecca Morin
“Sarah Kunch has spent time researching many major topics, such as heart-rate variability in babies with diseases and carbon content in soils and how they contribute to global warming…The Fort Madison senior’s love for science and research brought her to the University of Iowa on Thursday, where she formally presented her project to the 2013 Iowa Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.”(more)
The Des Moines Register – Emily Schettler
“They’re Valley High School students who shared their dreams, hopes and fears with classmates as a part of an ongoing Storytellers campaign that encourages youths to recognize they all have stories to share.”(more)
The Des Moines Register – Mary Stegmeir
“But providing such opportunities to urban youths is key, especially in an agricultural state like Iowa, experts say. Caring for farm animals connects youngsters with Iowa’s traditions, while opening doors to future careers in a state where livestock outnumber people.”(more)
The HeartlandConnection.com – Kate Allt
“Educators in Iowa are implementing STEM technology and education in the classroom early, to get students thinking about careers in science, technology, engineering and math long before college.”(more)
The Des Moines Register – Mary Stegmeir
“Improving reading skills of the state’s children will require concrete literacy goals and frequent assessments of student and teacher performance, a national expert told Iowans Friday.”(more)
The Des Moines Register – Staff Writer
“This year’s Iowa FIRST LEGO League Championship challenges teams of 9- to 14-year-olds to think about how to help senior citizens remain independent and engaged.”(more)
Education News – Julia Lawrence
“Schools in Iowa are embracing the platonic way of teaching STEM – starting early and integrating tightly with other subject areas – because they believe that this is the best way to encourage future innovators.”(more)
USA Today – Mike Kilen
“Barber has an uncanny ability to get inside the teen mind — to go beyond the surface of their monetary dreams, to cast off what others expect, to burrow under even their own faulty self-perceptions — and come out the other side with a life plan that suits them.”(more)
